NZ Election 2023

Parties

Explore the political parties standing in this election. Learn more about each party, see key facts and stats, and view their candidates.

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ACT Party

Animal Justice Party

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

DemocracyNZ

Freedoms NZ

Green Party

Labour Party

Leighton Baker Party

NZ First

National Party

New Conservatives

New Nation Party

New Zealand Loyal

NewZeal

Te Pāti Māori

The Opportunities Party (TOP)

Women's Rights Party

NZ First

New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi) is a nationalist populist party. NZ First was formed in 1993 after Winston Peters resigned from the National Party. The party has been in government twice, once with National and once with Labour from 2017 to 2020, and had a confidence and supply agreement with Labour after the 2005 election. In 2020, the party exited Parliament after its vote share fell below 5 percent.

  • Year founded1993
  • Times in government2
  • Current MPs0
  • Number of electorates held0
  • 2023 donations$831,141
  • 2023 polling average5.4%

Party List

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Don’t know who to vote for? Policy.nz is the complete guide to the 2023 general election. Compare the parties, candidates and policies to see where you stand.

Policies

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Candidates

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Parties

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Things to know...

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  • Voting day is Saturday 7 November

    Head to your nearest voting place on the day, or vote early from 26 October.

  • You get two votes

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  • Your party vote is the most powerful

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